Some people present with different disabilities, many of which are not immediately apparent to providers or educators. How can therapy professionals effectively assess & help these individuals? What do we need to know as educators about sex and ability? How can our cultural attitudes about visible and invisible disabilities interfere or encourage personal agency? Through discussions, a panel of people with varying challenges, didactic information, personal experiences, and interactive activities, participants will discover strategies and coping mechanisms they can use and new ways of envisioning sex.

This program meets the requirements for the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) and is approved for 6 CE credits. These CE credits may be applied toward AASECT Certification and renewal of certification. Institute for Sexuality Education & Enlightenment, Provider #11-113-C. Completion of this program does not ensure or guarantee AASECT Certification. For further information please contact ce@aasect.org.

APA CE's: AASECT is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. AASECT maintains responsibility for this program and its content. ISEE offers AASECT CE’s, which can also be applied toward APA certification or recertification. Please check your state licensing board to make sure that your state accepts all APA approved sponsors, in a few cases states do not. For more information see http://approvedsponsors.apa.org/

Core knowledge area: Sex & health

Location: The Hotel Northampton, 36 King Street, Northampton, Massachusetts. Time: 9AM to 5:30 PM with a lunch break from 12:30-2PM

Regristration: $150

Course Information

Course Date:

September 04, 2018

Course Objectives

Participants will be able to assess their own attitudes regarding sex and ability to evaluate the impact of those attitudes on clients, students and others.

Participants will be able to list some sexual coping strategies for people with varying ability levels.

Participants will be able to recognize cultural attitudes about ability and sex that can be barriers to people with ability challenges.

Participants will be able to name at least one visible and at least one invisible ability challenge that impacts sexuality.

Participants will be able to redefine sex and sexuality as a strategy for envisioning new ways of working with and for people of varying disabilities.

Participants will be able to list some support systems for people with varying ability levels in the area of sexuality.

Course Information

Start Time:

September 05, 2018 9:00 AM Eastern

8:00 AM Central, 7:00 AM Mountain, 6:00 AM Pacific

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Estimated Length:

8 hours, 30 minutes

Registration Time Remaining:

103 days, 19 hours

Individual topic purchase: Selected

American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists

CE: 6.00

This program has met the requirements of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) and has been approved for 6 CE’s. These CE’s may be applied toward AASECT certification and renewal of certification.